My name is Dusty, and when introducing myself, I say that that’s my name, not my condition. (Yeah, nobody else laughs either.) I’m a native Texan; Terrell is my hometown, just like Jamie Foxx who’s way more famous. I graduated from Stephen F. Austin with a degree in Communications which essentially means I learned how to talk and not much else. My wife, Wynonne, and I have been married for a loooong time, and we have two daughters and a granddaughter in Tyler. We also have two cats who puke a lot, but isn’t that just what cats do? I’m somewhat of a geek: I love reading science fiction, watching Game Of Thrones, and solving New York Times crossword puzzles. Above all I’m a life-long Dallas Cowboys fan which means half our listeners automatically hate me. Dems da breaks.
Dusty Hayes
Another Child Drowns In Tangipahoa Parish
Back in February U.S. News and World Report released its first-ever "Best States" report. On this list Louisiana ranked dead last. According to the magazine, the study takes into account a state's health care and education, "its economy, the opportunity it offers people, its roads, bridges, internet and other infrastructure, its public safety and the integrity and health of state g
TV Series Set in Shreveport Renewed for 2nd Season
True crime is all the rage these days. On Friday nights, two of the big four networks air true crime mysteries. NBC airs two hours of Dateline starting at 8:00pm and ABC carries 20/20 at 9:00pm.
There are two major cable channels dedicated almost exclusively to true crime: Investigation: Discovery (ID), and Oxygen...
Cargill Park Sports Complex Renovations Complete
It's a project almost two years in the making. The City of Shreveport broke ground to begin $3.7 million in renovations at the Cargill Park Sports Complex on September 9, 2015.
On Thursday, July 6, 2017, the City will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the newly refurbished complex at 2800 Cargill Drive...
Are You Getting A Raise This Year?
Ah, the good old days. The days when you could expect a yearly performance review and a nice uptick in pay for a job well done. The days when you got a nice bonus at the annual office Christmas party. The Great Recession of 2008 ended all that...
July 4th Fireworks: Fun and Frightening
When I was kid there was nothing more intriguing to me than Black Cat firecrackers. I loved the smell of gunpowder and the power I felt when I lit one of those tiny sticks of dynamite. The hint of danger that came along with them only added to the excitement...
Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over This July 4th
With July 4th gas prices at their lowest in 12 years, more traffic than usual is expected on the nation's roadways this year. With that comes the likelihood of more traffic fatalities. The National Safety Council (NSC) estimates that as many as 582 Americans will lose their lives on the road over the holiday, with another 66,000 injured...
July 4th–Fill Your Tank Without Emptying Your Wallet
Most of us have them. Those childhood memories of long road trips with the family.
My mom is a regular Marco Polo. She loves to explore, and wanted to pass that love on to my three siblings and me. We took driving trips to Big Bend National Park, Smoky Mountain National Park, and Rocky Mountain National Park...
West Monroe Representative Wants To Raise Smoking Age
When the argument was raging about the legal drinking age, those for keeping it at 18 used the motto, "Old enough to fight and vote, old enough to drink and smoke." Nevertheless, in 1984 Congress passed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act, which required states to raise their legal drinking ages to 21 by October 1986 or lose 10% of their federal highway funds...
The End Is Near For Kings Highway, Youree Construction
Why is Christmas day just like a day at a road construction site? You end up doing all the work and some fat guy in a suit takes all the credit.
There are a million road construction jokes, but the project at Kings Highway and Youree in Shreveport is no laughing matter for frustrated drivers...
Has Your Car Been Recalled?
The numbers are staggering. Last year automakers recalled 53.2 million vehicles in the United States. The number has jumped drastically in the last three years largely due to the massive recall of vehicles with Takata airbag inflators. At least 16 deaths worldwide have been attributed to Takata's faulty inflators and the Japanese company recently pleaded guilty to a felony charge as part of a $
Drunken Marital Quarrel In Haughton Leads To Wife’s Arrest
It's a country song just waiting to be written.
"I was drunk the day my wife tried to kill me..."
On June 14th around 10pm Bossier deputies responded to a 911 in Haughton. The caller was a concerned neighbor of the couple that lived nearby on Burge Road...
Idiot Robbers From Marshall Exposed On National TV
In movies and television, mobsters and serial killers are often depicted as criminal masterminds. Just watch any of the Mission:Impossible movies or Sherlock Holmes on PBS. In reality most criminals are not the brightest bulbs on the billboard, and that's putting it nicely.
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